ComboBox for ASP.NET MVC

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I'm trying to make a combobox in ASP.NET MVC 3.0 where the user can either type in a value in a text field or select a value from a drop down. The user should not be restricted to the values in the select list. The view has a viewmodel, so the values need to be populated and posted to the controller action through model binding.

I've created a decent jquery solution based on the jquery autocomplete widget, but I haven't got it to play well with the MVC unobtrusive javascript validation. I'm making progress with this HtmlHelper extension, but I'm wrestling with UI issues with IE/compatibility mode and my existing CSS. Paying for a control suite like Telerik or Infragistics is not possible. (EDIT: This is a commercial app, so I can't use the free Telerik controls because they are GPL and if you use a GPL component in your app, your entire app becomes GPL).

Does anyone have a great ComboBox for MVC?

RickAndMSFT · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-28 19:30:45Z

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See Adding a New Category to the DropDownList using jQuery UI Originally I hacked a jQuery plugin to allow the user to enter a new FK field (in this case Genre or Artist). There is no HTML UI that allows a combobox entry, so I went in another direction. My tutorial also uses the chosen jquery plugin, altho it doesn't allow input.

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Tahbaza · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-27 00:55:25Z

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I've found the features of the chosen jquery plugin to meet the needs of a javascript-enhanced dropdownlist nicely.

The component is from the Harvest development team. There's a bit of documentation and the download here.

I especially like that it's under MIT license so no ownership or modification rights issues to worry about.

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